Comments on: Leica Noctilux Classic F1 vs Voigtlander Nokton 1.1 http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2009/11/24/leica-noctilux-classic-f1-vs-voigtlander-nokton-1-1/ Digital Camera and Lens Reviews for Enthusiasts Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:21:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mads Pallesen http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2009/11/24/leica-noctilux-classic-f1-vs-voigtlander-nokton-1-1/#comment-93342 Mads Pallesen Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:03:04 +0000 http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/?p=1037#comment-93342 Steve, I love you site and reviews - BUT (there's a but, sorry) you take a pic with each lens of the "Do Drop Inn"-image at the top of the review, and you always tell how "you are a real world reviewer of lenses" which means pixel peeping isn't for you (noor for me). But the you do crops to show that the OOF shapes are more round of the Leica than the Voightlander. This is not real world when in the full size images you can not see any difference of the shape of OFF. Come on this is pixelpeeping trying to favor the Leica! It's 4k more expensive and apart from cropping, the voigtander is almost as good. Say it out lound and credit where credit's due. For the price Voigtlander is cleaning the floor with Leica - even if the price difference was only $1000. Your review here was not unbiased towards Leica and I had to say it out loud. Sorry! :-) All the best and keep up the work, Mads Steve, I love you site and reviews – BUT (there’s a but, sorry) you take a pic with each lens of the “Do Drop Inn”-image at the top of the review, and you always tell how “you are a real world reviewer of lenses” which means pixel peeping isn’t for you (noor for me). But the you do crops to show that the OOF shapes are more round of the Leica than the Voightlander. This is not real world when in the full size images you can not see any difference of the shape of OFF. Come on this is pixelpeeping trying to favor the Leica! It’s 4k more expensive and apart from cropping, the voigtander is almost as good. Say it out lound and credit where credit’s due. For the price Voigtlander is cleaning the floor with Leica – even if the price difference was only $1000.

Your review here was not unbiased towards Leica and I had to say it out loud. Sorry! :-)

All the best and keep up the work,
Mads

]]> By: Stan Homer http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2009/11/24/leica-noctilux-classic-f1-vs-voigtlander-nokton-1-1/#comment-65671 Stan Homer Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:10:02 +0000 http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/?p=1037#comment-65671 I do not wanna sound stupid but what I can see from these pictures is ...I do not know what. IS the Leica M9 really so powerfull cam? Or is it just expensive body .. Please, let me know - I have no experience with it. Thank you I do not wanna sound stupid but what I can see from these pictures is …I do not know what.

IS the Leica M9 really so powerfull cam? Or is it just expensive body ..

Please, let me know – I have no experience with it.

Thank you

]]> By: Harry http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2009/11/24/leica-noctilux-classic-f1-vs-voigtlander-nokton-1-1/#comment-18257 Harry Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:05:18 +0000 http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/?p=1037#comment-18257 Anyone have any experience with the VC Nokton 40mm f1.4 ? I am going to buy one in HK in a week's time and I was wondeing how this compares with theNokton f1.1, except for th obvious f-stop difference. The price is around HKD 2800, a fraction that of the Noctilux or the Nokton 1.1 Perhaps I will put a review on here when I get it. I will be using it on my E-P2. Anyone have any experience with the VC Nokton 40mm f1.4 ? I am going to buy one in HK in a week’s time and I was wondeing how this compares with theNokton f1.1, except for th obvious f-stop difference. The price is around HKD 2800, a fraction that of the Noctilux or the Nokton 1.1

Perhaps I will put a review on here when I get it.
I will be using it on my E-P2.

]]> By: John Gulliver http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2009/11/24/leica-noctilux-classic-f1-vs-voigtlander-nokton-1-1/#comment-16452 John Gulliver Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:22:22 +0000 http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/?p=1037#comment-16452 great site Steve. I read your review of the Nocti/Nocton and bought a Leica F1. The images it produces in the dark are other worldly, eeryly luminous. To paraphrase a previous poste, in a years time I'll have forgotten the price and be glad I chose the boss. great site Steve. I read your review of the Nocti/Nocton and bought a Leica F1. The images it produces in the dark are other worldly, eeryly luminous. To paraphrase a previous poste, in a years time I’ll have forgotten the price and be glad I chose the boss.

]]> By: Nokton 1.1 50 vs Noctilux F1 50 - Leica User Forum http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2009/11/24/leica-noctilux-classic-f1-vs-voigtlander-nokton-1-1/#comment-16415 Nokton 1.1 50 vs Noctilux F1 50 - Leica User Forum Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:50:53 +0000 http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/?p=1037#comment-16415 [...] ich mit Interesse gelesen habe. Ich weiss jetzt nicht, ob dieser Link hier schon bekannt ist: Leica Noctilux F1 vs Nokton 1.1 | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS Teilweise stellt er auch Crops ein. Um ehrlich zu sein: dieser winzigen Unterschiede sind mir den [...] [...] ich mit Interesse gelesen habe. Ich weiss jetzt nicht, ob dieser Link hier schon bekannt ist: Leica Noctilux F1 vs Nokton 1.1 | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS Teilweise stellt er auch Crops ein. Um ehrlich zu sein: dieser winzigen Unterschiede sind mir den [...]

]]> By: Ken Burg http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2009/11/24/leica-noctilux-classic-f1-vs-voigtlander-nokton-1-1/#comment-13926 Ken Burg Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:15:22 +0000 http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/?p=1037#comment-13926 I think your "dreamy" is the lack of contrast and sharpness that you tested. It seems that you're willing to accept a lack of sharpness and contrast in your subject in order to achieve a look you like in the out of focus background. IMO of course. ;) I think your “dreamy” is the lack of contrast and sharpness that you tested. It seems that you’re willing to accept a lack of sharpness and contrast in your subject in order to achieve a look you like in the out of focus background. IMO of course. ;)

]]> By: Is the CV Nokton 1,1 really THAT bad? - Leica User Forum http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2009/11/24/leica-noctilux-classic-f1-vs-voigtlander-nokton-1-1/#comment-9506 Is the CV Nokton 1,1 really THAT bad? - Leica User Forum Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:13:28 +0000 http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/?p=1037#comment-9506 [...] Nokton 1,1 really THAT bad? Here is an interesting comparison between the Noctilux and Nokton Leica Noctilux F1 vs Nokton 1.1 | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS Steve __________________ [...] [...] Nokton 1,1 really THAT bad? Here is an interesting comparison between the Noctilux and Nokton Leica Noctilux F1 vs Nokton 1.1 | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS Steve __________________ [...]

]]> By: Voigtländer 50/1.1 - kann das... - Leica User Forum http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2009/11/24/leica-noctilux-classic-f1-vs-voigtlander-nokton-1-1/#comment-6418 Voigtländer 50/1.1 - kann das... - Leica User Forum Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:32:51 +0000 http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/?p=1037#comment-6418 [...] - kann das... Moin, hättest du auch mal irgendwo nen Beispiel? Ich habe zwar inzwischen hier was gefunden, aber ich glaube, für das Pflanzenbild hat er das Nokton abgeblendet... Ich hätte da [...] [...] – kann das… Moin, hättest du auch mal irgendwo nen Beispiel? Ich habe zwar inzwischen hier was gefunden, aber ich glaube, für das Pflanzenbild hat er das Nokton abgeblendet… Ich hätte da [...]

]]> By: Domenico http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2009/11/24/leica-noctilux-classic-f1-vs-voigtlander-nokton-1-1/#comment-6127 Domenico Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:15:29 +0000 http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/?p=1037#comment-6127 Hallo Steve, thank you for your web site. I bougth a Nokton one month ago. Some years ago I had a Noctlux. Now I have a M8.2 and ONLY the Nokton. I think the "defect" of it is that is signed Voigtlander (Cosina) - made in Japan - and not Leica, made in Germany. For me, it is incredible how good is this lens. But my great astonishment has been when I printed my first photo taken with it. I made 50x70cm enlargement (from fine JPEG file, not RAW) and it's incredible the tridimesionality, the quality of image at f1.1 aperture. Best regards. Domenico - Italy Hallo Steve, thank you for your web site. I bougth a Nokton one month ago. Some years ago I had a Noctlux. Now I have a M8.2 and ONLY the Nokton. I think the “defect” of it is that is signed Voigtlander (Cosina) – made in Japan – and not Leica, made in Germany. For me, it is incredible how good is this lens. But my great astonishment has been when I printed my first photo taken with it. I made 50x70cm enlargement (from fine JPEG file, not RAW) and it’s incredible the tridimesionality, the quality of image at f1.1 aperture. Best regards. Domenico – Italy

]]> By: matt Sutton http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2009/11/24/leica-noctilux-classic-f1-vs-voigtlander-nokton-1-1/#comment-4992 matt Sutton Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:33:25 +0000 http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/?p=1037#comment-4992 A head and heart battle decision won over by the wallet? I went to buy a Nokton thinking I'd never see let alone afford a Noctilux, but one turned up and I moved heaven and hell to find the money and sold everything digital. Surely a heart decision. Great article as always from you Steve ! Thanks !! A head and heart battle decision won over by the wallet? I went to buy a Nokton thinking I’d never see let alone afford a Noctilux, but one turned up and I moved heaven and hell to find the money and sold everything digital. Surely a heart decision. Great article as always from you Steve ! Thanks !!

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